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TFI brought His Holiness to a soup kitchen during his April 2009 visit to the Bay Area. The Dalai Lama served food and shared a meal with some of San Francisco’s homeless. (Photograph by Chris A. Johnson)

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has been and continues to be the guiding inspiration for our work since Tom first met His Holiness in India in 1999. To honor the Dalai Lama’s tireless commitment to compassionate action to the relief of suffering of others, TFI decided from our inception, that we would support Tibetan causes through our giving program. The Tibetan community centers largely work to preserve Tibetan language, history, religion, and culture in the diaspora. The Tibet Fund works both in the United States and abroad to serve Tibetan refugee youth and elders. Smile Exchange provides educational grants to students in financial need. We will continue to do what we can to support this community and the good work of His Holiness.

Another organization we continue to support is MedLend, which provides medical missions to developing countries, particularly to treat obstetric fistulas. We also support the Starfish Video Project, which supports individuals or families by featuring them in a video, helping them identify a path out of poverty, and funding the needs for that path.

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Join us next Tuesday, February 20th for a special screening of "Living on a Dollar a Day" at the Colorado Springs World Affairs Council. Our very own Tom Nazario will be there for a Q&A to follow. Don't miss out! We'll see you there!

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